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From: "jonathan chen"
Date: April 4, 2006 10:21:01 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: salvation

WE MAY NOT KNOW EACH OTHER, BUT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING THE WHOLE WORLD THAT JESUS WALK ON ICE INSTEAD OF WATER & THE QUESTIONABLE PARTING OF THE RED SEA. I THINK YOU'RE THE MOST STUPID PERSON ON THIS PLANET ! I JUST HOPE TO SEE YOU THE DAY YOU DIE & LET'S SEE WHOSE NAME YOU'RE GONNA CALL BY THEN, WISH YOU GO TO HELL WHERE YOU BELONG ! UNGRATEFUL BASTARD LIKE YOU DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD CREATED BY OUR GOD !!!

From: "Ivo de Noronha"
Date: April 5, 2006 12:38:08 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: You are a f---ing bastard and look like a pig

You are a f---ing bastard and look like a pig. Probably pigs look better than you! Keep you theories to yourself.... you f---ing bastard!

From: "asghas dfdsa"
Date: April 5, 2006 6:54:58 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: re: Walking on Ice

Your paper sucks.

You suck.

You are ignorant.

You are stupid.

You are not a real scientist.

You are close-minded.

You are a liar.

From: "David Pennebaker"
Date: April 6, 2006 8:25:27 AM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Taxpayers dollars?

Is that all an atheist, overeducated fool like you has to do is try to put FSU in a class with Harvard as far as being a Bible debunking, faith destroying Pile of degenerate creeps? No wonder so called institutions of higher learning have such a bad name.I am not proud to have gotten a Master's degree at FSU.
David Pennebaker

From: "keane richard"
Date: April 10, 2006 4:15:24 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Unuseful

You're just USELESS, STUPID JEW.

PEOPLE LIKE U GAVE REASONS FOR THE HOLOCAUST.

THINK BEFORE SAYING BULLSHIT ! SO MANY WRINKLES, ONLY A DOG WOULD LIKE TO F--- YOU.

JUST DIE.

From: "Andrew Cartwright"
Date: April 6, 2006 7:27:31 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: Amazing theory on Jesus

I lied. You theory is crap.I would like to ask you a question. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO DENY AN ENTIRE FAITH TO A PEOPLE. YOU SHOULD BURN IN HELL WHERE YOU BELONG!

Positive

From: "Yancy Young"
Date: April 4, 2006 8:51:03 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: thank you

Dear Professor Nof,
I wanted to thank you for your findings. This is a VERY interesting study. It's a unique theory and one that could be very possible:) Having deep spiritual beliefs in Christianity, I can understand the fires you must ignite with your findings. But I think faith is a matter of questioning ourselves, our beliefs, and the past. It's not my place to discredit your findings or to judge you in anyway. I think when it comes down to it, i believe in Jesus and God and their strength and belief in me. I'm not sure that discrediting the entirety of the bible will change that and it's times like this that define who we are (christians) as a people. I guess I just wanted to write and say we aren't all bad:) I appreciate your opinions and if theres one thing we can agree on, it's that Jesus and everything that the bible is, remains a mystery! That's what life is about, exploring, believing in something greater than ourselves, and hopefully finding purpose and happiness in that. Good luck to you in all your studies and future endeavors.

Sincerely and Respectfully,
Yancy L. Young

From: "Overmyer"
Date: April 23, 2006 9:18:34 AM EDT
To:
Subject: my apologies for those "Christians" who have sent you inflammatory responses

Dear Professor Doron Nof,

I read your theory that rather than walking on water Christ was actually walking on a floating pieces of ice. This is a very interesting notion. The traditional explanation of a "miraculous occurrence" still has greater appeal to me and takes less faith for me to believe. I can't imagine trying to walk on blocks of ice that are floating in the water. It surely would take a "miracle" just to stay on them. I am a Christian but I'm notgoing to send you any hate mail... and my apologies for those "Christians" who have sent you inflammatory responses. Keep looking for the truth because as a great man once said "the truth will set you (and all of us) free."

Blessings on your search and your research,
David Overmyer, M.Div., D.D.

On Apr 6, 2006, at 5:14 PM, keith loring wrote:

Dear Dr. Nof:

I have read that you've been getting a lot of idiotic hate email. Spending any time deleting (or otherwise dealing with) such drivel is a drag and I sympathize.

I recently enjoyed reading a very interesting Associated Press article regarding research you co-authored (on the possibility that ice could have formed on the Sea of Galilee) that appeared in the April issue of the Journal of Paleolimnology.

Judging from the article, apparently some brickheaded people have decided they don't like you because you've communicated some carefully researched information that they imagine conflicts with their bizarre opinions and/or their twisted perceptions of reality.

I guess I take that as a sign that you must be doing something very right.

Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,
Keith Loring

From: "John Karsnak"
Date: May 14, 2006 4:14:13 PM EDT
To:
Subject: continue on

Dr. Nof, I applaud your research and publication of the articles referenced. I find them interesting and encourage you to continue research into areas that provoke thought. Anyone with an open mind will appreciate the possibilities presented and truth seeking attitude you and your staff have.

Normally I would not expect you to read this email, but since you are receiving many negative responses I thought I would let you know that there is at least one person with enough interest to encourage you to continue.

Natural explanations with no religous bias, either way, are warranted.

John Karsnak